It’s almost Christmas and Hanukah time… And while many are thinking about presents and all the seasonal celebrations, we are also approaching the winter break time. A time that students presume all that they have to do is sleep late and relax (which actually doesn’t sound all that bad does it?).

However – here are 12 things you can do to maximize your time over the break:

Organize. You can organize you notebooks and your papers.

Start to prep for midterms (or finals if you have block scheduling)

Read. Pick a book(s) that you haven’t had time to get to and read it.

Seniors – finish up any loose ends for college admissions

Juniors – SAT / ACT prep. take a block of time and complete a full test